Two teenage girls, aged 16 and 17, have been arrested for kissing in public. They could face up to three years in prison under the country’s homosexuality laws.

A cousin reportedly photographed the pair kissing and hugging on a roof in Marrakech in October. The image was then sent to other family members, who alerted the police. Both girls were arrested and charged on the same day.

Two girls get caught kissing and are sent to jail for 3 years but rapists get let out after 3 MONTHS?! Outrageous #FreeTheGirls

“They were caught kissing and hugging on the roof of a house in Hay Mohammadi district [Casablanca],” Airbib said, adding “someone photographed them, sent the picture to the family who informed the police.”

Both girls were charged with “licentious or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex” under Article 489 of the country’s penal code.

News of the arrest sent Twitter into outrage under the #freethegirls hashtag.

imagine being so triggered by two girls kissing you feel the need to send them to prison for three years, a new level of extra #freethegirls